School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 6.12 years.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 6.46 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.57 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9 years | 3.57 years | 4.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.45 years | 4.16 years | 4.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.27 years | 3.96 years | 4.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.75 years | 4.89 years | 6.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.34 years | 6.2 years | 6.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.24 years | 6.12 years | 6.46 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 34 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 6.89 years compare
- 35 Iceland 6.87 years compare
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 6.87 years compare
- 37 Fiji, Republic of 6.84 years compare
- 38 Dominica 6.82 years compare
- 39 St. Lucia 6.75 years compare
- 40 Peru 6.73 years compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.59 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 6.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.46 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release